York Chauffeur Service for the Races, the City and Beyond
A York chauffeur service earns its keep on a race day, when the roads around the Knavesmire clog for hours and the walk back to a distant car park is nobody’s idea of a good end to the afternoon. Manner Borne provides a luxury chauffeur service for visitors travelling to York, whether for the racing, a break in the historic city or an occasion at one of its landmark venues. For racegoers making the trip from the North West, and for anyone who would rather enjoy the day than fight the traffic, a chauffeur who understands how York moves on a busy day is worth a great deal.
A York chauffeur service that knows the Knavesmire
York Racecourse sits on the Knavesmire, an expanse of common land about two miles south-west of the city centre that has hosted racing in some form for centuries. It is regarded as the finest flat course in the north of England, staging around sixteen days of racing between May and October, and it draws more than three hundred and fifty thousand racegoers a year. The season builds to two great meetings, the Dante Festival in May, which points the way to the season’s Classics, and the Ebor Festival in August, four days of Group racing that pull in crowds of more than a hundred thousand. On a race day the whole city feels the difference, and knowing how to reach the course and, just as importantly, how to leave it, is where local knowledge counts.
Beating the race day congestion
York traffic is heavy at the best of times, and on a race day it can take the best part of an hour simply to clear the course and get back through town once the last race is run. The main approach along Tadcaster Road slows to a crawl through the middle of the day, and parking near the course fills early. A chauffeur removes all of that, setting guests down close to the entrance at a planned time and collecting them at an agreed point once the crush has eased. Given the smart dress code in the County Stand and the premium enclosures, arriving composed rather than flustered after a long search for a space is part of the appeal, and being driven means a glass raised to a winner is not a problem on the way home, nor is a tired trudge back to a far-off car park at the end of the card.
Travelling from the North West
For racegoers setting off from the North West, York is a run of around ninety minutes in normal conditions and rather longer on a major race day, so the journey rewards being driven rather than driving. A group can travel together, talk over the card and arrive as one party, and there is no need for anyone to nominate a driver who misses out on the day. Manner Borne supports racing and sporting travel of this kind through its sporting events chauffeur service, and journeys originating in the regional capital are served by a chauffeur service Manchester that connects the North West to the Knavesmire.
The historic city
York is far more than its racecourse, and many visitors come simply for the city itself. York Minster dominates the skyline, the medieval Shambles is one of the best-preserved old streets in Europe, and the city walls, the Jorvik Viking Centre and the National Railway Museum give a full day’s exploring within a compact centre. The narrow, often pedestrianised streets make driving and parking in the middle of York a genuine chore, which is exactly why a chauffeur suits a city break here, setting visitors down at the door of their hotel or a restaurant and collecting them without anyone circling for a space. It is a city built for wandering on foot, and a chauffeur takes care of everything in between.
Weddings and occasions
The racecourse is also a well-used venue for weddings, private celebrations and business events, and the city has no shortage of grand settings for a special day. Manner Borne brings the same care to these occasions as to a race day, coordinating the timing and the movement of a wedding party or a group of guests through the wedding chauffeur service. Whatever the reason for the visit, the vehicle is matched to it, from a couple travelling for the day to a larger group needing the space of the Mercedes-Benz V-Class XLWB.
The right vehicle and chauffeur
Every journey is planned around the day it serves, drawing on our luxury fleet to match the vehicle to the occasion. What3Words is used to fix the precise collection point, which matters on a race day when the usual landmarks near the course are swallowed by crowds and temporary arrangements. Every chauffeur is carefully selected and vetted for driving, appearance and courtesy, so guests are in safe and considerate hands from the moment they set off to the moment they arrive home, however long and enjoyable the day has been.
To arrange chauffeur travel to York, for the races, the city or an occasion, contact Manner Borne on 0161 532 4444 for Manchester and Greater Manchester, or on 0151 909 3855 for Liverpool and Merseyside. Every journey is planned around the day and the guests. Why just arrive when you can arrive in style.
